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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04021 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox on an escaped slave or servant from Mrs. Greene |
| Date | 2 November 1788 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Wadsworth comments on an escaped slave or servant: "Mrs. Greene left us last Monday for Charleston Via N York on the night before she went away- her molatto man servant Ham left her & has been heard of on his way to Boston. she wishes to regain him he has been a favorite from his infancy & brot up un the family- as damed a rascal as [ever] was unhanged- & if I could now get him to Georgia she would sell him... I will have some body bring him away privately for I am told to do it publicly is impossible in Boston." Notes that his cousin, James Wadsworth, and other anti-Federalists have lost their influence in the [Connecticut] assembly. Says "The [antis] are making one more effort in ye Election of Assembly Men for the new Congress - but will fail!" Docket notes this letter was received and answered 5 November. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Runaway Slave Revolutionary War General Slave Sale Abolition Politics Federalists Election Government and Civics Estate Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Wadsworth, James (1730-1816) Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | According to the American National Biography, Wadsworth was the executor of Nathanael Greene's estate after Greene's death in 1786. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Catharine Littlefield Greene mentioning her runaway servant and Euphemia Morris Ogden apologizing for not being able to see her play whist |